Sacramento daily record-union., 1887-08-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A special fruit train Of ten cars went East
yesterday afternoon.
Judge Armstrong has granted Thesa
Bense divorce from James Bense
The Mokelumne river is said to be lower
now than it has been during the last twenty
years.
]. NJ. Silvy's house, at Willows, occupied
by Fred Berendez, was destroyed by fire
yesterday. The loss is about 81 500.
A dispatch from Delano states that the
man found dead Lear that place was Peter
Quinn, and that he has relatives living in
this city.
Eddie Cooper. the runaway Los Angeles
boy. has been sent home by Chief Dillman,
the railroad company having furnished
pass for that purpose.
Henry O'Day, q crack baseball player
belonging to the A. & G's, of Stockton,
has signed with the Atlas at SIS per month.
He has been playing second base.
In the Superior Court yesterday, Jud- g
Armstrong rendered decision in the case
of Sutro VS.. Dunn, denying the writ of
mandamus, and taxing defendant for COSTS
AT 1880 yesterday morning Quarter
master Riyet and select squad OF the local
soldiery departed for Santa Cruz, to make
preliminary arrangements for the encamp-
meDt.
The following Notaries were appointed
yesterday: W. II. Hatton. Modesto J. NJ. .
Duke, San Luis Obispo; p. z. Davis, Por-
teryille, Tulare county, and Robt. b. Ord,
Santa Barbara.
All day yesterday officer Rice tramped
up and down street trying 10 summon a
venire of thirty good men, from which to
select jury of twelve TO try the vagrapcy
case of Kate Dawson.
There is a remarkable display of melons.
grapes, peaches and sweet potatoes at the
fruit markets. Now would be the time to
hold fruit fair, and challenge all the rest
of the world 10 compete.
Mrs. Christina Schreiner died Tuesday at
her residence, near Freeport. She was As
years of age. and leaves husband and two
children. The funeral is announced to
take place at Freeport on Friday.
R. w. Pendegast. of Woodland, well
known in this city by the sobriquet of
Wick. was married in that town yesterday
to Miss Clara Barney, daughter of the late
ex-Sheriff Barney, of that county.
The Willows Journal this week advocates
the formation Of Northern California
Baseball League, and suggests that it be
composed of amateur clubs from Chico,
NOluSa
and Marysville.
The average Signal Service temperature
yesterday was 63o, which is 12o cooler than
the normal temperature for that day The
highest and lowest temperature was 7So
and 500. with fresh soutberly winds, and
weather clear to hazy.
The members of a private detective
bureau have been busy the last two days
| looking for Wallison, the Blacks Station
embezzler. He carried off 500 belonging
to Fred. Heinrich, Of that place. It is be-
lieved that he came 10 this city.
Last night the following arrests were
made: Lu On and Chung Sung, disturb.
| ing the peace, by officers Able and Row.
! land Mrs. George Frisseil, disturbing the
peace, by officer Franks; John Smith, dis.
! tuTbing the peace, by officer Cafferty.
! The "Social X composed of club o.
| ten young society men of Lodi, have issued
cards OF invitation to a reception to be
| given Friday evening, August 18th, al
| Barnhart's Hall. The occasion is that Of
the wedding of Lewis B. Hogan. Jones &
| Hands orchestra has been engaged for the
| occasion.
The notorious Kate Dawson, whose trial
for vagrancy comes up to-day, was sur.
rendered last evening by Mr.. Kerr, who
made a deposit of $50 for the tickle
| Kate's appearance. Officer Franks ar
| rrested her and locked ber up
but Kate seems to hold strong leverage o.
some sort, and made threats of telling
something, and did it in such 8 win
ming way that in less than an hour she
was out and making things lively arounc
her accustomed haunts. Kate is terrol
in more ways than one.